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title: "What You Need to Know in Fall 2021: Facilities"
date: 2021-09-02T05:30:00-04:00
author: University of Maryland
canonical_url: "https://today.umd.edu/what-you-need-to-know-in-fall-2021-facilities"
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# What You Need to Know in Fall 2021: Facilities

*September 2, 2021* — by [Sala Levin ’10](/author/sala-levin-10)


> Construction on Major Buildings Continues

*20210728 Aerials Construction Mavic2 Pro DJI 0327 1920x1080 — The new 70,000-square-foot School of Public Policy Building comes to life, with Memorial Chapel as its neighbor.*

If you weren’t distracted by the throngs of students streaming to class for the first time in a long time, perhaps the giant color-changing window in the new IDEA Factory or the gleaming high-rises next to Maryland Stadium caught your eye.

While many students, faculty and staff were away during the pandemic, a flurry of campus construction continued, with several buildings scheduled to open this fall.

Bill Olen, executive director of planning and construction for Facilities Management, leads Maryland Today on a virtual tour of some of the major construction projects at the University of Maryland.



*Chemistry Building construction*



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*Jones-Hill House*



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*IDEA Factory*



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*Campus aerial of Pyon-Chen Hall construction*



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*School of Public Policy building construction*



**Sidebar note:**

**What You Need to Know**

All week in Maryland Today, we’ll feature important information for the campus community this semester on the following topics:

- Monday: [COVID-19 guidelines](https://today.umd.edu/what-you-need-to-know-in-fall-2021-covid-19-guidelines)
- Tuesday: [Dining](https://today.umd.edu/what-you-need-to-know-in-fall-2021-dining-services)
- Wednesday: [Transportation](https://today.umd.edu/what-you-need-to-know-for-fall-2021-getting-around-a-refilled-campus)
- Thursday: Facilities
- Friday: Mental health resources





**Topics:** [Campus & Community](https://today.umd.edu/tags/campus-community)